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"0r .m t &e, 7ie People's Rigid Maintain, , Unaiced by Poicer, and Unbribed by Gain." VII. WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 25. 1888. NO. 19 A MODEL FARM. wiTIXE PARADISE ON EARTH,. iU!VIlEV HAPriuESS HAD JOYOUS BIRTH. Glowingly aad Enthusiastically 4,rainted by one of the Biggest Hearted and Most EIo qnent Lawyer in the State. Ma. Editor: It was our good fortune on Tuesday the, nth inst., the Linli count v c Green, and whiie en- the nospitalitv of her good people, hvhcni tha- e are many, it was our happy Measure - to a mgni ana pare ot a v villi -that unpretentious gentleman, ill - - -it glorious Democrat and best of farmers Samuel C. Sugg, of the Snow Hill Rainbow section. To say that I was de lved, entertained and benefitted by all llw would barely express what was , -! felt. : WitH the best of good women for a wife, and a household of very interesting chil is chiefly girls, I was treated with that siine hospital'ty that is characteristic of ermine fanner and gentleman. He ties rneon his farm the best I have both cotton and corn, not to say any- thins of the minor truck farm which is orjvfor the family, consisting ot early com, fine cabbages, early field peas of sev eral varieties which he has been enjoying for three weeks, watermelons in abun dance, and in fact . every thing that goes to the makeup of a first class farm. He makes no fuss or fume about his place, but the bountiful plenttfulness of his farm -smoke houses, and the general air of easinesss among his household and his tenants and hired men, satisfy the behold er of the attention of the head of business. Mr. Suz has monev at interest, is not in debted and makes money, lives easy, and savs he is the happiest man in Green coun ty, and verily he is worthy of it, and at least half of his happiness is due to his good and estimable wife and splendid daughters. He has upon his own farm, in the very middle of it, a fish pond - not a great way off from his home where he oldies his fish before breakfast in num bs? to suit the requirements of his table, and you almost imagine you are eating them while Sutterin, and no one dares to trespass upon this property without invita fori. This jilone to many would " be a s-oke house, but to him it is a luxury and a pleasure to his family and friends who vxt him, and it indeed a pleasure to vis-i-that household. - -He has the finest pair of genuine Bank a . . m er ponies in the State or elsewheie, not measuring more than three' and one half fcet in height and nrr u-iicrhi nor mnrp thnri 3jo pounds each, and the very finest speci men of beautiful shape ever seen.. They are Some Of hi-; and fnmilv'.-. nlMsnrc. On Pennsylvania Avenue of the Capital they ould attract the attention of every obser ver and would be envied bv the miilion- who could not buy them at their real value. Tsum up the whole Mr. Sugg is a can who loves his wife, his home, his vo- otlonmakes money and lives happy "0se acres are broad, nnd hv fnrminp-. tier . -ruining oetier ana more vaiua bythe strict attention he gives them. ucil is the nobleman of the country. He spires to no place except to be first in the Jpneart of his good wife and his chil a and would not accept any office, but 0ne of the best workers in the Demo- ranks of Greene. He has made his on the farm by his own attention, to all I would most earnestly com- ed the example he is setting. . Such- as he filled the land no crop would be recorded in many years. "Jied to atntP H vl-tint;i .... . . : . - jou nave enjoyed his hospi-7-tasted his fish rode behind his po :and talked over his farm.' A Close Observer. a Wanted Information. number nf ;. l. j l , the lawyers nn krtk ,:,-! u,r miA eloquent speeches, and just as his j ,0 J't TOUgh with his charge to the was thus interrupted: it said the juror with the high DrrT uPn whom the hones of the! ; nom tne hopes tfcL. . n lor a righteous verdict hud! kirj pended t4the lawyers hez quit hk,u. n oetore we take a vote on urKamonst ourselves I would be 1 !ltK;. s ,f -vou would tell me what medf U about anv how.' NASH COUNTY ITEMS. By Our Highty Interesting Corres- pondent. Clerk Morgan's office was broken open by forcing the lock, Monday night, July 1 6th, and the iron safe taken from the office and carried about two hundred yards to the outskirts of the town, and strong efforts made to break it open, but failed to do so. They broke off the hinges and otherwise damaged it, so much so that the clerk has not been able to get in it himself. No evi dence as yet to thieves. We had the pleasure of attending a large Masonic celebration at Hunt's Cross Roads, in old Nash, and had therpleasure of meet ing about seven hundred of our best citf zens both ladies and gentlemen. Rev. G. M. Duke delivered the Masonic address most ably, after which dinner was an nounced, and all turned their face in that direction and in peace and plenty enjoyed themselves. After a recess of an hour the crowd was invited to the stand, and the Rev. Mr. Duke, in his able way, introduc ed J. B. Phillips. Esq., the Democratic can didate for the House from Nash. He spoke about ten minutes and told the peo ple that he expected to represent them the next term. Mr. Duke then introduced the Hon. B. H. Bunn who spoke for one hour. Mr. Duke then called on Mr. A. H. Kicks, who, for his good looks and man ly form, cannot be excelled. Mr. Ricks acknowledged the compliment and told them he was a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Nash county. Everything was well managed and passed off with the best feelings. POTTS CHEATS THE GALLOWS. He Takes a Dose of Chloral and Mor- phine and it Caries Him Oft". A telegram from Washington dated July i6th says: "After all Potts has cheat ed the gallows. Another sensation swept over the city last night. W. A. Potts Jr who was to be hanged today for the mur der of Paul Lincke, made the second at tempt to kill himself and - succeeded. About eight o'clock last evening he eluded j his keepers for a few moments and took a dose of chloral and morphine, dying about twelve o'clock. How he procured the drug is still a matter of mystery. There is much subdued excitement and feeling about the matter and public censure is likely to be visited upon certain parties. Potts' body is now lying in his cell ready for burial and large crowds are passing in viewing the remains. Almost the entire county believed the tragedy would end as it has, but inasmuch as he failed in his first attempt to destroy himself, it was hoped that sufficient precautions wouid be taken to prevent the suicide and that the law would be avenged. So ends the last act in this horrible tragedy. Potts is dead by his own hand, but still public sentiment is not satisfied. It is felt that the law is not satis fied and jnstice is defeated. Never Sulk. Never Sulk. Better draw the cork of your indignation, and let it foam and fume, than wire it down to turn sour and acid within you. Sulks affect the liver and are still worse for the heart and the soul Wrath driven in is a dangerous to the moral health- as suppressed small-pox to the animal system. Dissipate it by reflect ing on the mildness, humility and serenity of better men than yourself, suffering un der greater wrongs than you have ever been called upon to bear. Forre of Habit. "It is so sudden, Mr. Peduncle," said the young lady, softly ; "give me time to think over it." - "Certainly," replied the business like commercial traveller, "I'll be around again in thirty day s.'v . "I only wanted a moment, Harry," she said sweetly. , He Knew. 'What can vou tell me about Esau?" queried the pedagogue. "Esau," respond- ed the yoath, with the glib alacrity of one who feels himself, for once on sale ground, "Esau was a writer of fables, who sold his copyright for a bottle of potash." Verdant. She (at the racces) "What' the trou hi at the iud?efc stand. Georce ?" He "There is some dispute over the last heat She "Aren't their thermometers all alike, George? A MIXTURE. EDITORIAL ETCHINGS EUPHONI OUSLY ELUCIDATED. Numerous Newsy Notes v and Many Merry Morsels Paragraphieally Packed and Pithily Pointed. Work, for time is flving. Military measures Right foot, left foot. An old "stamping-ground" The post office. A man is not whole till he takes a bet ter half. A headlong man'4s not a man w ith a long head. - Only a question of time A fast trot ter's record. Half a loaf would never satisfy a thor- ough loafer. The crow very rarely leaves a place without caws. , The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity. A man may say too much even upon the best subjects. Labor rids us of three evils tedious- ness, vice and poverty. 1 Extreme measures insure perfect fit ting head and foot wear. An unscrupulous poultry fancier is a bad man to get a fowl of. To make a long story short, send it to the editor of a newspaper. The greatest hardships in the world are the English iron-clads. You should forgive many things in others, but nothing in yourself. The man vvho has seen better days is now having very bad nights. Wen will there be 25 letters in the alphabet when U and I are one. In warm weather the lap dog wears a clipped coat and very often pants. The tin can does. s?yt point, a moral, but it very frequently adorns a tail. A girl may not be warlike by nature, but she flies to arms like a veteran. Real estate owners don't lik children, but they have no objection to pay rents. When a thing is well meant we should always take it that way, if we possibly can. There is no such word as "fail" among the fruit preservers. Their motto is: "I can. Men are won, not so much by being blamed as by beins encompassed with iove. The voung man with a slender salary should choose for his wife a girl of small waste. The man who lends a hand too often frequently finds himself without a leg to stand. Shakespeare was not a broker; but who else has furnished so many stock quo tations ? You can generally tell a tree by its bark. Especially is this so of the dog wood tree. .. There is. something peculiar about gravity in the earth it attracts, while in men it repels. Silence never shows itself to so great t an advantage as as when it is the reply to calumny and defamation. The art of exalting lowliness and giv ing greatness to little things is one of the noblest functions of genius. By a wise provision of Providence, close beside the little tree on which nut megs grow, often stands a gi eater. "Why do you call your dog Welling ton, Mr. Slobson?" "Because of the ease with which he can rend a bone apart. All the little scrapping matches in Congressmen between statesmen go to fill up the Congressional R :cord scrap book. "Dinners for a penny" are given ev ery week to 1,000 people out of employ ment by a Birmingham, b'ngland, charity organization. In the bright lexicon of youth there Is no such word as fail, but later on when the youthgets into business for himself then the word shows up in good shape. It is a curious fact that a man named Messenger has just been appointed gunner in the navy, while a man named Gunner was recently made a messenger in the navy department at Washington. The man -who has seen better days is now having very bad nights. A Florida man advertises for a couple of aligators of "milct disposition and good habits." More than one million men are em ploy ed by the various railway lines in the United States. Representative Scott, of Pennsylva nia, worth $10,000,000, wears a very old hat but he is no old fogy. -Emperor Frederick died within thirty feet of where he was born, and at exactly the same hour of the day. Mrs. M. C. Wilson, of Maryland, has a novel in press called "Renee." She is a Catholic aud of the Calverts. No matter how calm the day a wind is sure to spring up when a man attempts to light the only match he has. Accordance and self-ccntrjl smooth the road of life and open many ways which would otherwise remain closed. . As riches and favors forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool; but nobody could find it out in his prosperity. .. "Putty" is one otthe season's fashion able shades. We suppose it would be nat ural for us to look for it in sashes. The accident on the Virginia Midland road last week will cost the company up wards of $200,000. Thus far eleven have died. I Some Denocrats are joining the Re publicans in the north. They are of that kind who prefer cheap whiskey to the nec es3aries of life. ' . When we desire or rolicit anything, our mind runs wholly on the good side or circumstances of it; when it is obtained, only on the bad ones. The porcupine is probably the best informed of all the animals. He can give you more points tban you will know Mhat to do with in a week. Down on the seashore a single wave from a pretty , woman's handkerchief will attract more attention . than all the waves of old ocean put together. - Ella Whe'er asks kia frenzy.: "Is there anything higher in a boy's ambition than to wingeth away to the sun river skies. Look at the thermometer, Ella. The New York Times and Evening Post oppose Hill's renomination. His record may weight him heavily and ren der his election doubtful -or perhaps im possible. Senator Frye says Mr. M. W. Fuller will be confirmed as Chief Justice. It is an outrage upon fairness and justice and decency that he has not been confirmed before this. How often we sigh for opportunities of usefulness, whilst we neglect the open ings in little things which would lead to the accomplishment of most important usefulness." , . ' "And so the ice cream season is again upon us, George," she said shyly. "Yes," he respdnded. "I never pick up a paper now that I do not expect to find some aw ful case of poisoning." The monster timber ship at the Finger board, Nova Scotia, is about two-thirds built. There are 21,000 pieces already in the ship, and, it is expe ;ted, 7,000 more are required to finish it, The Richmond and Danville Railroad company have x invested $100,000 in the deep water-fronts at Richmond, Va., for international faculties. The 1 ail road prop erty in Vaginia is assessed for taxation at $36,564457 A natural soap well has been discov ered near Buffalo Gap, in Dakota. The quality is excellent, and the supply believ ed to be inexhaustible. The price of soap grease has suffered a ruinous decline in consequence. The death of Dr. Garnett,of Washing ton City, and o CoL Frobell,of Atlanta, re move two conspicuous figures of the late Confederacy. One by one the great ac tors of the war on both sides are passing away. After the storms through which they passed, may they rest well. The largest umbrella in the world has been made in Glasgow, Scotland, for a King of East Africa. It can be opened and shut in the usual way, and when open is 21 feet in diameter. The staff is aIo 21 feet long. It is lined with cardinal red and white, has a lot of straw tassels and a border sf crimson satin. The canopy it self is made of Italian straw and the top terminates in a gilded cone. . STATE NEWS. FROM THE DEEP BLUE SEA TO TIIF GRAND OLD MOUNTAINS. An Hour Pleasantly Spent With Oar Dellffhtrnl Exchanges. There are 973 Alliances in the state. Hoj cholera is reported raging in Sampson count-. Five prisoners broke ou; cf the Clinton jail last Thursday night. S. S. Dea, of Caswell county, ha given ' $S,ooo to Wake Forest Laboratory. Washington county, has endorsed Geo. H. Brown for Congress in the -First dis trict. The Third Party Prohibitionists of Rowan County have nominated a county ticket. - Greensboro is making large preparations. for a great firemen's tournament to take place on September 12th and 13th. The Grangers will this year hold their annual Encampment at ML Holly, Gaston county., on the 14, 15, 1 6 and 17 of August. A census oPSailsbury has been taken. It shows that the town has 4,159 inhabitants, , an increases since 1SS5 three years of -755- : A drunken telegraph operator at Ash- ville Junction failed to deliver orders, and two trains collided, and one man was killed and several wounded. One hundred and sixty-five hands are'. at work near Fayetteville on the Wilming ton extension of the Cape Fear and Yad- . kin Valley Railroad. It is claimed that the most magnificent . ball room of any hotel in the United States ' has just been completed at Battery Park Hotel, Asheviile, N. C. The heirs of the lamented Prof. Mitch ell have commissioned Mr. Phillips, of Chapel Hill to erect a bronze statue of Prof. Mitchell, at his grave on Mount Mitchell. - And old colored woman in Charlotte, recently admitted burning a house, for the singular reason that she did so to become imprisoned to escape the persecution of a cruel husband. Senator John H. Reagan, of Texas, has consented to be present and deliver an ad dress on the occsaion of the Interstate Fanners' Cotton convention to be held in Raleigh in August. MK Turner King, who has been a cit izen of Winston for several years past, drank a large quantity of laudanum Ia-t Thursday evening, from the effects of which he died earlv Fridav mornincr. While W. R. Lynch, of Greene county, the man who was arrestead in Wilmington and lodged in Goldsboro jail last week, was being taken to Raleigh for trial he jumped from the train and made his escape. The ex-Confederate soldiers of Chatham county will hold a re-union at Pittsboro on the 1 st Thursday" in August next. The Record says this re-union will probably be the grandest occasion ever known in Chatham. Senators Vance and Lieutenant Governor Stedman will address the people. The road bed of the Western North Carolina Railroad is as smooth as marble. With steel rails the bed is in fine condition. It is one of the finest roads in the country. Colonl A. B. Andrews deserves the praise of every one for his efficiency in looking after the Richmond and Danville system in North Carolina. - Mr. E. B. Phillips, of : Wilson county has been elected principal of Woodland male and female academy, near Cedar Creek. This school is managed oy Messrs. F-sher. W. II. McDonald, Rer. E.J. Ed ward and others, who have recently joined together to have a first class school at Cedar Creek. The iron industry in the South. Is rapidly developing. The Chattanooga Tradesman states that over five hundred men are dig ging ore in Polk county, N C, and that over five hundred more in teams and otherwise are connected with it; and yet not one hundredth part of the iron ore lands in Polk county are actually occupied. The encampment of the State Guard at Wrightsville Sound i a great and glorious success. Over 1,200 of the gallant oldiers boys from every part of our grand old State are there, ' and all North Carotins wishes that they may enjoy their experi ence of military discipline, as well as the hospitality of Wilmington and the pleasure of sojourn by the sea. -
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